The Theoretical Aspect of Psychology

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Arlitt, A. S. Psychology of Infancy and Early Childhood. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1928. Pp. 228. $2.00.

Gesell, A. Infancy and Human Growth. New York: Macmillan, 1928, Pp. 418. $3.50.

Watson, J. B. Psychological Care of Infant and Child. New York: Norton, 1928. Pp. 195. $2.00. Reviewed by C. J. Warden

Taylor, W. S. Morton Prince and Abnormal Psychology. New York: Appleton, 1928. Pp. xi + 137. Reviewed by Edmund S. Conklin

De Sanctis, S. Religious Conversion: A Bio-psychological Study. Translated by Helen Augur. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1927. Pp. 324. Reviewed by Edmund S. Conklin

Freud, S. The Ego and the Id. Translation by Joan Riviere. London: Hogarth Press, 1927. Pp. 88. Reviewed by Edmund S. Conklin

Burrow, T. The Social Basis of Consciousness. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1927. Pp. xviii + 256. $4.00. Reviewed by Edmund S. Conklin

Brousseau, K., &; Brainerd, H. G. Mongolism: A Study of the Physical and Mental Characteristics of Mongolian Imbeciles. Baltimore: Williams &; Wilkins, 1928. Pp. 210. $4.50. Reviewed by Myra W. Kuenzel     

Disillusionment and Devaluation in Winnicott's Analysis of Masud Khan

Biographical references to Winnicott's analysis of Masud Khan provide the background for this exploration of Winnicott's and Khan's conflicts about disillusionment. On the basis of historical data, speculative hypotheses are presented about possible sources of Winnicott's difficulty engaging Khan's hate and destructiveness. Winnicott's feelings about Khan may have been influenced not only by his denied disillusionment with his own father and his analysts, James Strachey and Joan Riviere, but also by the impact of Strachey's covert anti-Semitism.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Marc Simmons, Donna Pierce and Joan Myers, Santiago: Saint of Two Worlds Effiong Utuk, From New York to Ibadan: The Impact of African Questions on the Making of Ecumenical Mission Mandates, 1900–1958     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Forgiveness and Mercy by Jeffrie G. Murphy and Jean Hampton Joan Cocks, The Oppositional Imagination. Feminism, Critique and Political Theory. Kierkegaard by Patrick Gardiner     

Cybermaterial

Virtual Futures: Cyberotics, Technology and Post‐Human Pragmatism, edited by Joan Broadhurst Dixon and Eric J. Cassidy, London: Routledge, 1998, 125 pages.     

BOOK REVIEW

THE SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIP, A CONTEMPORARY PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH. Frawley-O'Dea, Mary Gail and Sarnat, Joan E. New York/London: The Guilford Press, 2001, 247 pages, 33. Reviewed by Constance Hendrickson.     

Joan as Jesus: A Feminist Theological Analysis of Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc

The aim of this article is to explore Carl Theodor Dreyer's portrayal of Joan of Arc in his film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) as a female Christ‐figure. At the same time I argue that the film can serve as an important dialogue partner in ongoing christological discourse. The conclusion is that Dreyer's Joan provides a vivid image of Jesus Christ that challenges our fixation on Jesus’ maleness, and helps us to understand better what we really mean when we claim that God, dressed in flesh, became human, like us, female or male.     

Book Review

Book reviewed in this article: Faith and Ferment, an Interdisciplinary Study of Christian Beliefs and Practices, Joan D. Chittister, OSB and Martin E. Marty, Robert S. Bilheimer, ed.     

A Review of “Still Practicing: The Heartaches and Joys of a Clinical Career”

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INSIDE OUT AND OUTSIDE IN, PSYCHODYNAMIC CLINICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE IN CONTEMPORARY MULTICULTURAL CONTEXTS. Berzoff, Joan, Laura Melano Flanagan, and Patricia Hertz, Editors. Northvale, New Jersey: Jason Aronson, 1996, $45.00. Reviewed by Irene Chung.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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CREATIVITY IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: REACHING NEW HEIGHTS WITH INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES, Carson, David K., and Kent W. Becker. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Clinical Practice Press, c2003, 237 pp., ISBN 0789015781. Reviewed by Stella Kerl.

CELLULAR WISDOM: DECODING THE BODY'S SECRET LANGUAGE, King, Joan C. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, c2004, 270 pp., ISBN 1587611880. Reviewed by Stella Kerl.     

The ego according to Klein: return to Freud and beyond

This paper explores fundamental dimensions of Melanie Klein's concept of the ego through a detailed study of the writings of Klein and her early colleagues (Paula Heimann, Susan Isaacs and Joan Riviere). The study examines three central issues: (a) the basic theoretical framework for Klein's conceptualization of the ego, and specifically how her conceptualization builds on Freud's structural and dual instinct models; (b) the processes involved in the development of the ego and its capacities (including the development from id to ego and from ego to superego); and (c) the view of the ego as an object of phantasy. Through this examination, the study demonstrates that Klein's conceptualization of the ego is firmly grounded both in Freud's formulations about the ego and in his theoretical and metapsychological approach to thinking about the ego. This counters the prevalent view that Klein was only focused on clinical understandings, unconcerned with theory and fuzzy in her abstract thinking. More specifically, it counters the view that Klein did not really have a concept of the ego in any well-structured sense of the term (Britton, 2003; Hinshelwood, 1994; Segal, 2001). The study considers the sources of these misconceived views. Finally, it argues that discarding such views allows us to appreciate better the richness of Klein's thinking, her theoretical affinities to Freud, and the role of theory in the development and justification of psychoanalysis.     

Because

The Divine WABA (Within, Among, Between, Around): A Jungian Exploration of Spiritual Paths. 2003. By J. Marvin Spiegelman. Portland ME: Nicolas-Hays.

The Nature Writings of C. G. Jung: The Earth Has a Sour., 2002. Edited by Meredith Sabini. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books.

The Parental Image: Its Injury and Reconstruction. 1965/2003. By M. Esther Harding (edited by Daryl Sharp). Toronto: Inner City Books.

Fingerpainting on the Moon: Writing and Creativity as a Path to Freedom. 2003. By Peter Levitt. New York: Harmony Books.

The Sacred Psyche. 2004. By Edward Edinger (edited by Joan Blackmer). Toronto: Inner City Books.     

REVIEWS

Exploration Into God. By John A. T. Robinson , Bishop of Woolwich The Private Sea. LSD and the Search for God. By William Braden Phenomenology and Humanism. A Primer in Existential Phenomenology. By William A. Luijpen God-Talk. An Examination of the Language and Logic of Theology, By John Macquarrie Connaissance de L’être. Traité d'Ontohgie. By Joseph de Finance Cicero on Moral Obligation. A new translation of Cicero's ‘De Officiis’ with an Introduction and Notes by John Higginbotham La Psychologic de l'Activité chez Albert le Grand. By Pierre Michaud -Quantin Two Tracts on Government. By John Locke . Edited with an Introduction, Notes and Translation by Philip Abrams Limits of Liberty: Studies of Mill's ‘On Liberty’. Edited by Peter Radcliff World Come of Age, A Symposium on Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Edited and Introduced by Ronald Greoor Smith New Frontiers in Theology: Vol. III Theology as History. Edited by James M. Robinson and John B. Cobb Salvation in History. By Oscar Cullmann The Historical Jesus in the Gospel of St John. By Franz Mussner A Basic Jewish Encyclopedia. By Rabbi harry A. Cohen The Serpent and the Dove: Five Essays on early Christianity. By Samuel Laeuchli The Making of Christian Doctrine. By Maurice Wiles The Commentaries on Boethius by Gilbert of Poitiers. Edited by Nikolaus M. Huuring , s.a.c. The Efficacy of Putative Attrition in the Doctrine of Theologians of the XVIth and XVIIth Centuries. By Hugh Patton , m.s.c. The Royal Society: Concept and Creation. By Margery Purver Educational Psychology in the U.S.S.R. Edited and translated by Brian and Joan Simon Education and Society in Tudor England. By Joan Simon     

From the Book Review Editor

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ETHICS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE (2nd Edition), by Kenneth S. Pope and Melba J. T. Vasquez (1998). San Francisco: Jossey Bass. Reviewed by Paula J. Caplan.

BREASTS: THE WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVE ON AN AMERICAN OBSESSION, by Carolyn Latteier (1998). New York: Harrington Park Press. Reviewed by Joan C. Chrisler.

LOOKING QUEER: BODY IMAGE AND IDENTITY IN LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES, edited by Dawn Atkins. New York: Harrington Park Press, $29.95, paperback. Reviewed by Christine Smith.

THE LAST TIME I WORE A DRESS, by Daphne Scholinski with Jane Meredith Adams (1997). New York: Riverhead Books, $23.95, hardback. Reviewed by Claudette Kulkarni.

AFTER SILENCE: RAPE AND MY JOURNEY BACK, by Nancy Venable Raine (1998). New York: Crown Publications, Inc., $23.00, hardback. ISBN: 0-517-70683-0. Reviewed by Lisa Cosgrove.     

Reviews: Books, Art

FINDING SPACE: WINNICOTT, GOD, AND PSYCHIC REALITY. By Ann Belford Ulanov. 232 pp. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press. $24.95. ON RELIGION. By John D. Caputo. New York: Routledge Press, 2001. $12.95. ORDINARY MIND: EXPLORING THE COMMON GROUND OF ZEN AND PSYCHOTHERAPY. By Barry Magid. 190 pp. Boston: Wisdom Pub, 2001. $22.95. SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND PSYCHOANALYSIS: SEXUAL SCIENCE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. By Richard C. Friedman and Jennifer I. Downey. 352 pp. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002. $35.00. EROTIC INNOCENCE: THE CULTURE OF CHILD MOLESTING. By James R. Kincaid. 352 pp. Durham: Duke University Press, 1998. $24.95. PRACTICING PRESENCE: THE SPIRITUALITY OF CARING IN EVERYDAY LIFE. By Kerry Walters. 122 pp. Franklin, WI: Sheed & Ward, Inc., 2001. $14.95. TERRIFYING TRANSFERENCES: AFTERSHOCKS OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA. By Lawrence E. Hedges. 497 pp. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc., 2000. $65.00. THE ORIFICE AS SACRIFICIAL SITE: CULTURE, ORGANIZATION, AND THE BODY. By James Aho. 153 pp. New York: Aldine de Gruyter, 2002. $45.95. The Paintings of Joan Mitchell     

Journal reviews

Böuhle , Alexander . Die Ratio des Mythos: Ein Versuch über die Apriori psychoanaly-tischer Erkenntnis Grotstein , James S. ‘Projective identification reappraised’, Parts I & II. Contemporary Psychoanalysis Hart , David L. ‘Toni Wolff and the first Jung Institute’. Psychological Perspectives Haule , John . ‘Erotic analysis and the shape of eros’. Spring Hillman , James ‘Pink madness, or Why does Aphrodite drive men crazy with pornography?’Spring Reggiori , Joan . ‘The other side of fifty’. Journal of the British Association of Psychotherapists Orbach , Ann . ‘Psychotherapy in the third age’. British Journal of Psychotherapy Limentani , Adam . ‘Creativity and the third age’. International Journal of Psychotherapy Schafer , Roy . ‘Aloneness in the countertransference’. Psychoanalytic Quarterly Tyson , Phyllis . ‘Bedrock and beyond: an examination of the clinical utility of contemporary theories of female psychology’. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association     

Reviews: Books, Art

YOGA AND PSYCHOLOGY. By Howard Coward. 115 pp. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2002. $16.95. CASE STUDIES IN INFANT MENTAL HEALTH: RISK, RESILIENCY AND RELATIONSHIPS. Edited by Joan J. Shirilla and Deborah J. Weatherston. 203 pp. Washington, D.C.: Zero to Three, 2002. $32.95. JACOB'S SHADOW: CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES ON MASCULINITY. By Herbert Anderson. 173 pp. Louisville, KY: Bridge Resources, 2002. $18.95. LEONARDO DA VINCI. By Sherwin B. Nuland. 170 pp. New York: Viking, 2002. $19.95. FAITH AND THE PLACEBO EFFECT: AN ARGUMENT FOR SELF-HEALING. By Lolette Kuby. 323 pp. Novato, CA: Origin Press, 2001. $23.00. NOTHING PERSONAL, JUST BUSINESS: A GUIDED JOURNEY INTO ORGANIZATIONAL DARKNESS. By Howard F. Stein. Westport, CT: Quorum/Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001. FAITH BEYOND FAITH HEALING: FINDING HOPE AFTER SHATTERED DREAMS. By Kimberly Winston. 115 pp. Brewster, MA: Praraclete Press, 2002. A SHADOW OF GLORY: READING THE NEW TESTAMENT AFTER THE HOLOCAUST. Edited by Tod Linafelt. New York and London: Routledge, 2002. LOVE IS STRONGER THAN DEATH: THE MYSTICAL UNION OF TWO SOULS. By Cynthia Bourgeault. 222 pp. Great Barrington, MA: Lindisfarne Books, 2001. $14.95. Moving Pictures     

A Review of: “The Fundamentals of Brain Development: Integrating Nature and Nurture. By Joan Stiles.”

Reviews the book The Fundamentals of Brain Development: Integrating Nature and Nurture by Joan Stiles. This volume examines the complex interactions between inheritance and experience by detailing the hows and whys of brain development from conception through adolescence. Weaving together evidence from neuroscience, embryology, genetics, physiology, and psychology, Stiles presents a tour-de-force guide of the metamorphoses that take place in the creation of the mammalian brain—metamorphoses that are often overlooked or misunderstood by an analysis of behavior alone. Throughout, many surprising and counterintuitive findings are set forth. The volume provides a stunning, in-depth, biologically based way of thinking about innateness, learning, and experience for a broader psychology audience.     

Publishers' Potpourri

Overweight and Obesity: Causes, Fallacies, Treatment. Brent Q. Hafen, editor. The Denial of Death. Ernest Becker. Discussing Death: A Guide to Death Education. Gretchen C. Mills, Ray Reisler, Alice E. Robinson, and Gretchen Vermilye. Personal Effectiveness: Guiding People to Assert Themselves and Improve Their Social Skills. Robert Paul Liberman, Larry W. King, William J. DeRisi, and Michael McCann. Revolving College Doors: The Causes and Consequences of Dropping Out, Stopping Out, and Transferring. Robert G. Cope and William Hannah. The Patient and the Therapist: New Light on the Psychotherapist. Arthur Burton. Interpersonal Psychology for Law Enforcement and Corrections. L. Craig Parker, Jr. and Robert D. Meier. The Innovative Psychological Therapies: Critical and Creative Contributions. Richard M. Suinn and G. Weigel, editors. The New Assertive Woman. Lynn Z. Bloom, Karen Coburn, and Joan Pearl-man. At a Journal Workshop: The Basic Text and Guide for Using the Intensive Journal. Ira Progoff. Mental Hospital and Human Services. Herbert C. Shulberg and Frank Baker. Human Services Education and Practice: An Organic Model. Joann Chenault. The Complete Handbook of Peer Counseling. Mimi and Don Samuels. School Counseling: Theories and Concepts. William A. Poppen and Charles L. Thompson. Current and Future Trends in Community Psychology. Stuart E. Golann and Jeffrey Baker, editors. Gestalt Approaches in Counseling. William R. Passons. Care or Custody: Community Homes and the Treatment of Delinquency. Norman Tutt.     

REVIEWS

Books Reviewed in this Article: The Cosmological Argument. By William L. Rowe. The Cosmological Argument. By William L. Rowe. Kierkegaard's Pseudonymous Authorship. A Study of Time and the Self. By Mark C. Taylor. Marxism and the Theory of Praxis. By John Hoffman. Freud and Education. By Seymour Fox. Of Love and Lust. By Theodor Reik. The Bible in Order. Edited by Joseph Rhymer. Judaism and Hellenism: Studies in their Encounter in Palestine during the Early Hellenistic Period. By Martin Hengel. Vol.I (Text). Ministerial Consciousness: a Biblical-Spiritual Study. By Louis John Cameli. What about the New Testament? Essays in Honour of Christopher Evans. Edited by Morna Hooker and Colin Hickling. Interpretatio Syriaca. By Sten Hidal. Jerome, His Life, Writings, and Controversies. By J.N.D. Kelly. Woman as Image in Medieval Literature. By Joan M. Ferrante. The Genius Figure in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. By Jane Chance Nitzsche. Pilgrimage: an Image of Mediaeval Religion. By Jonathan Sumption. John Duns Scotus: God and Creatures, the Quodlibetal Questions. Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Felix Alluntis, O.F.M. and Allan B. Wolter, O.F.M. Leiden University in the Seventeenth Century: An Exchange of Learning. Edited by Th. H. Lunsingh Scheurleer and G.H.M. Posthumus Meyjes. The Lost Paradise. An Account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607–1768. By Philip Caraman. The Tübingen School. By Horton Harris.